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A review by gsanta1
Dividing the Spoils: The War for Alexander the Great's Empire by Robin Waterfield
3.0
I don't blame the author. Waterfield did a great job with the material give.
I started this book about a year ago but took frequent breaks because it was a tough read for me.
I was thinking another title for this book could be "Chaos after Alexander".
Because everything you could think of, happened. Assassinations? Yes. Corruption? Yes. Desertion? Yes. Infidelity? Yes. Incest? Yes. Betrayal? Yes. Battles? Yes. Religion? Yes. Political plots? Yes.
I'm probably missing a bunch more.
Not only were there so many turns, but it was tough keeping track of who was who. People popped in and out and either took over, were killed, switched sides, or choose exile.
There were so many betrayals you ended up confused about who were friends and who were the enemies.
There are some great information in here. I learned a lot. There was probably more I could've gotten from it or enjoyed it more of it didn't leave me so befuddled.
I started this book about a year ago but took frequent breaks because it was a tough read for me.
I was thinking another title for this book could be "Chaos after Alexander".
Because everything you could think of, happened. Assassinations? Yes. Corruption? Yes. Desertion? Yes. Infidelity? Yes. Incest? Yes. Betrayal? Yes. Battles? Yes. Religion? Yes. Political plots? Yes.
I'm probably missing a bunch more.
Not only were there so many turns, but it was tough keeping track of who was who. People popped in and out and either took over, were killed, switched sides, or choose exile.
There were so many betrayals you ended up confused about who were friends and who were the enemies.
There are some great information in here. I learned a lot. There was probably more I could've gotten from it or enjoyed it more of it didn't leave me so befuddled.